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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Sundae Best..

Dress: Handmade (Sew Over It Betty)

Feather Hat: Vintage

Smooch heels: Irregular Choice

I think this is definitely one of my favourite me-made dresses. I picked this fabric up on my post-Christmas trip to Abakhan, but I'm not really sure what it is. It has more stretch to it than a cotton, and the printed side is shiny, with a sort of satin feel, but the back isn't. I do think there are some huge gaps in my dressmaking knowledge base when it comes to things like that, but I've never professed to knowing a lot about it; I just pootle on with making things.

Anyway, whatever it's made of, I managed to get a Betty dress out of it - full skirt and all, as it was a wider roll. And I love the way it swishes! I couldn't wait to wear it, and did so the very next day with these Smooch heels and a feather hat which came from eBay at a fraction of the cost of one I'd seen in a local vintage shop.

I'm so glad it's the weekend, as I've been so tired this week. Not that I have a particularly relaxing couple of days planned. In fact, far from it. Perhaps we need to invent a weekend to get over the weekend.

Gosh that is soooo gorgeous, really lovely. I know exactly the type of stretchy satin you mean. We used to have a class where we had tiny swatches and were supposed to know exactly what it was by counting the threads and looking at the weave. Bored me to tears!

You look absolutely amazing!! That dress is such a beauty; you should be really proud of the fact you made it because it looks like a designer frock! There are some fabrics I never really know the name of, (and I worked with kids clothing for 5 years) but I guess it doesn't really matter as long as it's pretty, good quality, and can be sewn on! xx

Oooh I spied this on ig. Very lovely. I would hazard a guess at cotton sateen (which would be amazing because I've had some stashed with no idea or plan other than " Oh my gosh I love you"). Beautiful :)

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